Comment on Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban
Uglyhead@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A decision on Apple’s request for a permanent stay on the U.S. ban during its appeal is expected in the coming days.
An Apple spokeswoman said that the blood-oxygen feature would continue to be available on the watches for now.
Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
Based on the article and other comments about the dispute, it seems like a justified legal move, but I hope they come around to an agreement regarding existing devices, rather than something insane, such as disabling the functionality on existing consumer devices.
I was given an Apple Watch in 2017. I replaced that (functioning just fine) watch about a year ago with a model with a pulse oximeter, specifically because I wanted the feature.
BaronVonBort@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“What should we do? Just PAY the developer for the feature? Nah, we’ll just continue to file lawsuits and eventually settle in the inevitable class action from buyers which will certainly not be more than what we would have spent just licensing it in the first place”
Look, I’m not one for patent trolling, but this is pretty blatant on Apple’s end and as a Series 9 owner it’s annoying because it’s a feature I upgraded for that I’ll lose access to just because they don’t want to be told they’re wrong. Such corporate bullshit.
RunningInRVA@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They couldn’t do that without somehow compensating you. Not saying that is better but they can’t cripple a product that you have paid for.
LWD@lemm.ee 8 months ago
laughs in cloud and closed source
dynamojoe@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That will end up as a class action lawsuit with some merit. There will be a race to file this one.
FoxBJK@midwest.social 8 months ago
Won’t get much back though. It’ll be a small refund based on the cost of the feature relative to the overall purchase price.